Romania's Ana Bogdan advanced the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Thursday in Osaka. Bogdan overcame a 3-1 deficit in the tiebreak to finish in just under 2 hours, ( read original story ...)
Sapporo school boy sexually assaulted by junior high student: panel report
The offending student previously went to the same elementary school as the victim, and the two were members of the same youth sports team. ( read original story ...)
Emerging talents Ito and Saito showcase Japan’s bright future in Osaka
At the Kinoshita Group Japan Open, Sara Saito and Aoi Ito have become the first pair of under-21 Japanese players to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA event since 1996. ( read original story ...)
Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan
Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, ( read original story ...)
Ohtani-Mania Has MLB Playoff Viewership Soaring In Japan
In baseball-mad Japan—where Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is a national hero—the same game averaged 12.9 million viewers. ( read original story ...)
The Growing Gap For Investors Outside The U.S. To Access Crypto ETFs
While U.S. investors are benefiting from the crypto ETF surge, retail investors outside the U.S. face barriers in accessing crypto ETFs, limiting global adoption.
An AI is getting very rich off crypto. It gets weirder.
The story starts with Andy Ayrey, a performance artist and web developer who started an experiment called "Infinite Backrooms", in which two instances of the Claude 3 Opus (read: two smart AI chatbots ...
Swiatek adds Osaka’s former coach Fissette to team
World number one Iga Swiatek has added Belgian Wim Fissette, a former coach to top-ranked players like Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka to her team, the 23-year-old Pole said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Chubu Electric eyes increased investment in overseas renewables, SMRs
Japan's Chubu Electric Power plans to further invest in overseas decarbonisation assets, including renewable energy, small modular reactors (SMRs), and carbon capture storage (CCS), to fuel future ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling LDP at risk of losing majority in election, polls show
Japan's ruling party may lose its majority in the lower house, according to media polling ahead of the Oct. 27 election, meaning it would likely have to rely on coalition partner Komeito to stay in ... ( read original story ...)
Iconic Arts, Transmedia Studio, Receives Investment from Suntory Holdings
In a significant move that underscores the evolving landscape of entertainment, Suntory Holdings (Osaka, Japan) has made a direct investment in Iconic Arts, a next-generation entertainment venture ... ( read original story ...)
Unexploded WWII bomb discovered in central Nagoya
NAGOYA--A constructor worker made the unsettling discovery of an unexploded bomb from World War II on Oct. 17 at a building demolition site here in the central part of the city. ( read original story ...)
Man found tied up, dead at Yokohama home; police investigate link with string of robberies
A 75-year-old man was found dead with his legs and hands bound with adhesive tape at his home here on Oct. 16, and police are investigatin･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts 1st landing drill at US Army Japan port
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has conducted a major drill to land its vehicles and equipment at the US military's port facility in Yokohama City, near Tokyo. The exercise is the first of its kind ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly man with hands and feet tied found dead in Yokohama home
Police in Yokohama are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man whose body was found in his home on Wednesday. Police said the man, Kanji Goto, had bruises all over his body and his hands and feet ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court upholds dual nationality ban, rejecting teen’s citizenship case
The lawsuit centered on whether the parents' decision to acquire British citizenship for the child could be regarded as a decision made by the plaintiff. ( read original story ...)